Sentences with phrase «action has the desired effect»

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The Chinese authorities have expressed concern about overheating in some sectors of the economy, taking action to rein in credit growth and rebalance growth away from investment and towards greater household spending, but as yet there is little evidence that this is having the desired effect.

The British government has long argued that international agreements are the only way to take effective action to tackle climate change, but without the participation of the world's economic powerhouses, Kyoto has failed to have the desired effect.

Albert Bandura, psychologist, professor, and the leading authority on the research regarding Self - Efficacy, notes «unless people believe they can produce desired effects by their actions, they have little incentive to act or persevere in the face of difficulties» (p. 3.

It is impossible to reach the President's highly ambitious goals within the relatively short timeframes he desires unless the US Government puts a stiff price on carbon and unless it takes a series of coordinated actions which have the effect of directly or indirectly limiting the supply, availability, and consumption of all carbon fuels.

We are aware that this kind of rigorous exploration takes time, and that policy decisions must often be made in the absence of scientific proof that the proposed action will have the desired effects.